9 episodes
Stephenie Meyer Ruined My Life Nermer Nermer Network
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Stephenie Meyer successfully inspired a Twilight Renaissance when she released of Life and Death (2015) for the ten year anniversary of Twilight (2005). Since then, a bunch of Twihards armed with the internet started psychoanalyzing her characters and critically obsessing over her books. A second wave of the Twilight Renaissance was born with the release of Midnight Sun (2020).
That’s where I come in. Who is more dangerous in the Stephenie Meyer worldview: men or vampires? And how does Bella Swan survive someone who is both?
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Welcome to Forks
A quick recap of the entire Twilight Saga and the relevant characters, plus a closer look at the male gaze.
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The Parentification of Bella Swan
A better look at Bella Swan, who she protects, and how she needs protecting.
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Edward Sucks
Edward Cullen is codependent and a gas lighter... but you already knew that.
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The Lion and the Lamb
This week I’m looking at the wide scope of vampire lore to help define what makes a Twilight vampire different from vampires of the past and what traits are assigned to them based on toxic masculinity, rather than the expected traits innate to vampire DNA.
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A Saga About Sex
A solid Twilight-themed look at why age inappropriate sex scenes aren’t the worst thing that a kid can read in a romance novel.
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Broken Treaties
Violating boundaries is part of being a vampire… it is also part of being an author. This week I look at which lines are crossed in the Twilight saga, including the border of the Quileute reservation and the Mason-Dixon line.